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Wyden, Merkley Raise Alarm Over Loss of Mental Health Access in Eastern Oregon

Senators: Trump and congressional Republicans’ budget bill threatens essential mental care for nearly 800 Malheur County residents enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote health care providers serving Malheur County to ask how they’ll ensure nearly 800 residents keep access

BLUMENTHAL, MURKOWSKI & MERKLEY LEAD CALL FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT FOLLOWING DOJ’S FAILURE TO RELEASE THE FULL EPSTEIN FILES AS DEMANDED BY SURVIVORS, REQUIRED BY LAW

WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a bipartisan group of senators in writing Acting Inspector General Don Berthiaume requesting the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) perform an audit of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)

Merkley, Wyden Announce $960,881 Coming to Wasco County for Distance Learning

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a federal investment of $960,881 for the Dufur School District 29 to support distance learning in Wasco County. With this funding, instructors at Portland Community College in Multnomah County, Baker Technical Institute in Baker County, Columbia Gorge Community

MERKLEY CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS VETERANS’ JOBS BILL

Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today appeared with local officials and veterans to call on Congress to quickly pass the Veterans’ Jobs Corps Act that would help put returning veterans to work. This bill is tentatively scheduled to come to the Senate floor when Congress returns to Washington

Merkley Asks Senate Leaders for Emergency Firefighting Funds

Portland, OR – Following 2012’s record-breaking wildfires in the West, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley is calling on Senate leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell to ensure that there are sufficient resources available for firefighting through the end of the wildfire season. Due to the high number of fires this summer,

Senators Merkley and Wyden Introduce Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act

WASHINGTON, DC— Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today introduced the Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act, which would provide a framework for water stability for all parties who use the Crooked River. This legislation is based on an agreement that the Senators facilitated among a broad coalition of stakeholders

Merkley Introduces Bill to Prevent Warrantless Surveillance of Americans

Washington, DC- Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Protect America’s Privacy Act, which would reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to ensure that intelligence agencies are not using a warrantless wiretapping program to collect and store emails and phone calls of American citizens.   Under amendments to FISA

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